Combined corset and brassiere



c. A. TRENHOLM. COMBINED com? AND BRASSHIRE.

APPLICATION FiLED MAR. 20, 1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920 A TTys.

F Fl j COMBINED UGBSET AND BRASSI'ELRE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1524). Serial N0. 367,377.

To aZZ whom it may, concern lie it known that I, CArrHnniNn A. TermrroLM, a citizen of the United States, res1d- 'ing' at lVoburn, county of lvliddlesex, State of lllossaclnlsetts, have invented an improve-- ment in Combined Corsets and Brassieres, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a symoiiication, like characters on the drawingrepresenting like parts.

This invention relates to garnicntsof the corset ,ype and especially to garments of this type which are designed to meet the requirements of stout or fleshy women.

in some respects the garment herein illustrated an improvement on the corset described and shown in my Fatent No. 800,957., dated October 3, 1905.

My present invention has for its object to provide a corset which is constructed to '"nodnte the flesh in the region of the and at the same time to give to the town of pleasing lines.

y improved garment comprises it stayed body portion which encircles the waist of the wearer and a yoke portion fitting the shoulders of the wearer, said body portion and yoke portion being united at substair tially the breast line.

The garment is provided in the front at each. side with a slit in the region of the breasts which crosses the connecting line between the body portion and the yoke portion and which extends down into the upper end oi the body portion and upwardly into the lower part of the yoke portion, and it has a pockot like gusset sewed to the edges of slit, each gusset having a, tab which is adapted to overlie and be detachabiy secured to the tab of the other gusset. The slits and pocket-like gussets permit the garment to expand at the breast line and thereby to accommodate the flesh in the region of the breasts, and by reason or the tabs and their means for adjustably connecting them together, it is possible to so adjust the garment as to maintain the flesh in the region of the breasts in proper position and prevent it from crowdi 9; up over the edge of: the garln order to give an understanding of my invsntion,-l have illustrated in the drawing a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be claims.

Figure 1 is afront View showing my improyed garment in use Fig. 2 is a view showing the garment opened at the back and spread out;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one ofthe gussets and its tabs;

Fig. 4 shows the piece from which each gusset may be made;

Figs is a section on the line 5--5, Fig. 2. As stated above my garment comprises a body portion which encircles he waist. of the wearer and is provided wifi' r steels, bones, or other stays, the shoulders of the wearer.

The body portion of my improved garment is indicated at 1 and the yoke portion at 2. This are connected along a division line 3 which is substantially at the breast line of the wearer. The body portion 1 may be made in any suitable way and providedwith the usual bones, steels or other stays indicated at 5. It is shown as constructed to be laced up at the back, as usual in corsets, and is pointed out in the appended and a yoke portion which fitsbody portion and yoke portion Patented Nov. 9, 1920;

open at the front, the edges of the opening being detachably connected by the usual fastenings 6., A

The yoke portion 2 is made Without stays and may be made of any suitable material, it being provided with openings 7 for the 311115.,

The garment is provided on each side and in a position approximately opposite each breast with a vertical slit 8, each slit crossing the division line 3 and eio:

tending downwardly into the body portion to substantially the point 80 and upward] into the yoke portion to the point 9; Each slit is closed by a pocket-like gusset member 10 which provides for proper expansion and also furnishes the desired room to 'accommodate the flesh in the region of the breasts. Each gusset ,'10 has its edges 11 sewed to the edges bf the slit 8. As statedabove, eachvgusseti is in the nature of a pocket and is closed at its to edge 12 and at its lower edge 13. Eac gusset also has a tab 14 secured to its outer end, and the two tabs are of suilicicnt length so that they overla each other, as shown in the drawings. he tabs are provided with suitable detachable fastening means, such as snap fasteners 15, bywhich the may be adjustably connected together "at oth'their together.

top and bottom edges. These tabs are secured to the upper portions of the gussets 10 and are preferably situated above the divi sion line 3. Whenthe corsetis' put on it will expand more or less at the slits 8 to ac commodate the breasts, and after it has been laced, the wearer will place the tabs '14 in overlapping relation and adjustably secure them together in such a manner as to givethe garment the desired fullness above the breast line.

It will be noted that the' tabs are-situated above the division line 3, and when connected they have a tendency to prevent the flesh in the region of the breasts from crowding upwardly to the top of the yoke portion, and thus assist in givin the wearer the desired line without pro ucing any discomfort. v r I he gussets 10 may conveniently be made from L-shaped pieces having the shape shown in Fig. 4 by folding the piedes along the dotted line 16, and then sewing the two edges 17 together, and also the two edges 18 The other edges indicated at 11 are the edges which are sewed to the edges of the slit.

While I to be limited to the constructional details shown, as various changesin the manner have illustrated herein a selected embodiment of my invention, 1 do not wish of applying the invention to a garment may be made without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

' 1. A; combined corset. and brassiere comprising a yoke portion and a stayed body portion connected together at substantially the breast line, said garment having at each side a vertical slit extending across the division line and downwardly into the upper part of the body portion and upwardly into the lowerv part of the yoke portion, a pocketlike gusset piece sewed to the edges of each slit, tabs extending from the ends of the pocket-like gusset piece sewed to the edges of each slit, tabs extending from the ends of the gusset's and situated above the breast tabs together.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CATHERINE A. TRENHOLM.

of the body portion and upwardly to line, and means for detachably fastening the 

